Mopar Rock Rails for Wrangler JK
Adding some side armor to
Christine's JK
After dragging her
Sahara's steps over the rocks at Rausch Creek
Off Road park Christine decided an upgrade was
needed to prevent expensive body damage to her
2007 JK.
She didn't want
to lose ground clearance but at the same time
not completely lose the step to help get in the
Jeep.
After searching
the growing line of products available for the
new JK. The Mopar guards fit the bill.
She chose the Rubicon style rock rails with the
added tubular bar.
The Mopar guards
are a bolt on installation to a JK and will bolt
on using the same hardware as the factory steps.
Installation
First we needed
to remove the old steps. Remove the 3
large bolts and 6 small nuts.
Place the rock
rail in the holes and thread on a few nuts to
keep it from falling off. Install the 3
large bolts but do not tighten. Install
the remaining nuts and tighten followed by
tightening the large bolts.
Honestly,
installing these rock rails was a snap. An
average person could probably install these in
30 minutes to an hour. The small pleasure
of working on a Jeep that is not completely
rusted.
The rails look
good an will provide considerable more
protection than the factory steps. Some
skateboard anti-skid tape may be added to the
bars to help prevent slipping off when using
them as a step.
Two good looking
JK's! |
